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Ann Tran
Dec 12 min read
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT, DECEMBER 1, 2024, YEAR C
MASS READINGS: GOSPEL Lk 21:25-28, 34-36 Jesus said to his disciples: “There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on...
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Roosevelt Morales
Nov 202 min read
REFLECTION BY MEMBER, REVELATION 3:1
“I know your works, that you have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead." (Rev. 3:1) (Jesus speaking) As the Church nears the...
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Roosevelt Morales
Nov 191 min read
REFLECTION BY MEMBER ON MATTHEW 13:23-27
"...you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within they are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness."...
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Roosevelt Morales
Nov 161 min read
REFLECTION BY MEMBER-LUKE 17:26-37
They said to him in reply, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the body is, there also the vultures will gather.” (Luke 17:37)...
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Roosevelt Morales
Nov 131 min read
THANKING GOD, NOVEMBER 13, 2024
It’s natural to thank God, and man, when we receive good things but, not so when receive something that hurts. God, however, is perfect;...
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Roosevelt Morales
Aug 211 min read
Are you envious because I am generous?'
Are you envious because I am generous? (Catholic NAB, RE) "Is thy eye evil, because I am good?" (Catholic Douay Rheims) Jesus admonishes...
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Roosevelt Morales
Jul 221 min read
REFLECTION BY MEMBER
"He indeed died for all, so that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised."...
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Roosevelt Morales
Jul 181 min read
SAINT CAMILLUS DE LELLIS, JULY 18, 2024
"But your dead shall live, their corpses shall rise! Awake and sing, you who lie in the dust!" (Isaiah 26:19) "Think well. Speak well. Do...
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Roosevelt Morales
Jul 61 min read
REFLECTION BY MEMBER
"...unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit."...
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Roosevelt Morales
Jul 31 min read
FEAST OF ST THOMAS, JULY 3, 2024
""But he (the Apostle Thomas) said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nail marks and...
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Roosevelt Morales
Jun 291 min read
REFLECTION BY MEMBER JUNE 29, 2024
"And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."...
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Roosevelt Morales
Jun 191 min read
REFLECTION BY MEMBER, JUNE 19, 2024
When they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, "Ask for whatever I may do for you, before I am taken from you." Elisha answered,...
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Roosevelt Morales
Jun 173 min read
REFLECTION BY MEMBER, JUNE 17, 2024
Reading 1 1 Kgs 21:1-16 Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel next to the palace of Ahab, king of Samaria. Ahab said to Naboth,...
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Roosevelt Morales
May 181 min read
PENTECOST SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2024
Pentecost 2024 is on Sunday May 19. On this day the Church celebrates the day that the Holy Spirit - the Third Person of The Holy Trinity...
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Roosevelt Morales
May 122 min read
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!! MAY 12, 2024
Profound and absolutely true statements about Mothers by great Saints and great minds: St. Thérèse of Lisieux: “The loveliest masterpiece...
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Olivia M Bannan
Mar 141 min read
FEAST DAY OF SAINT CLEMENT MARIA HOFBAUER, MARCH 15, 2024
Today we celebrate the Feast Day of St Clement Maria Hofbauer, a Redemptorist. He helped spread the early Redemptorist congregation...
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Roosevelt Morales
Feb 91 min read
HEAL ME.....
"And people brought to him a deaf man who had a speech impediment and begged him to lay his hand on him... He put his finger into the...
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Roosevelt Morales
Feb 91 min read
PROTECTIVE PRAYER......
When someone hurts you intentionally or not, pray, Lord give me the grace of holy indifference. This helps you to not harbor anger or...
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Roosevelt Morales
Feb 51 min read
ENTERING LENT WITH THE RIGHT ATTITUDE
Not as we see ourselves but as God sees us! -----/// "Two men went up into the temple to pray: the one a Pharisee and the other a...
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Roosevelt Morales
Jan 281 min read
“...Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?”(Mark 4:38)
Events in life, whether at a personal level; such as, serious illness or death of a dear one; or at a social level; such as, economy or...
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PAPA Mio
Oct 11, 20232 min read
Efficacious Novenato the Sacred Heart of Jesus
This novena prayer was recited every day by Padre Pio for all those who asked for prayers. The faithful are invited to recite it daily,...
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Roosevelt Morales
Oct 10, 20231 min read
"MARTHA, MARTHA"
Mary sat beside the Lord at His feet listening to Him speak. Martha being a good host preparing food for her visitor complained to the...
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Roosevelt Morales
Oct 5, 20231 min read
OUR GUARDIAN ANGELS
"...(earthly) fathers take care to call upon the help of those who can look after them and come to their (children's) aid in adversity. ...
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Roosevelt Morales
Oct 4, 20231 min read
LOVING OUR MOTHER MARY
In closing this day, I'll give you some wisdom, beautifully expressed by Saint Maximilian Kolbe: "Never be afraid of loving the Blessed...
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Roosevelt Morales
Oct 4, 20231 min read
SUFFERING FOR GOD
Philippians 3:8 " ...I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as dung, that I may gain Christ" (Douay Rheims Bible) I assume...
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Maria Knox
Sep 17, 20231 min read
CAN WE FORGIVE SEVENTY-SEVEN TIMES?
A few months ago, a person that has hurt me in the past, hurt me again. I was beyond anger because as always, this person hadn’t meant to...
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Maria Knox
Sep 11, 20232 min read
What happened to “Never Forget”?
Up until only a handful of years ago September 11 was still remembered as “Patriot Day”. School children would dress in patriotic...
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Maria Knox
Jul 4, 20233 min read
A PILGRIMAGE
When I first heard about our Guadalupe pilgrimage, I wasn’t so excited about it. You see, many of us have been to the Villa (home to the...
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Roosevelt Morales
Jun 22, 20231 min read
FORGIVENESS, NO EXCEPTIONS JUNE 22, 2023
"If you forgive others their transgressions, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, neither will your...
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Olivia M. Bannan
Jun 4, 20233 min read
ST LUCY, PATRON SAINT OF EYE PROBLEMS, JUNE 4, 2023
Ophthalmologists who practice in sections where there are many Italians frequently hear reference to Santa Lucia as a patron saint of...
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Roosevelt Morales
May 17, 20231 min read
FEASTDAY OF ST SIMON STOCK, MAY 16, 2023
My dear brothers and sisters, Today is the Feast Day of Saint Simon Stock. She (the Virgin Mary) appeared to Simon bringing him the brown...
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Roosevelt Morales
May 3, 20231 min read
SAINT PHILIP, MAY 3, 2023
“Philip said to him, ‘Master, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.” (John 14:8) - excerpt from today’s Mass Gospel reading...
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Roosevelt Morales
May 3, 20231 min read
SAINT ATHANASIUS MAY 2, 2023
Today is the Memorial of Saint Athanasius of Alexandria, Egypt-Bishop and Doctor of the Church (295-373 AD). Saint Athanasius fought...
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Maria Knox
Feb 21, 20232 min read
TWO SAINTS, TWO PRIESTS, AND THE PAPA VOCATION
Some years ago, I was questioning Father Michael about my PAPA vocation, and in his unique manner he affirmed “this is your vocation!” To...
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Roosevelt Morales
Jan 25, 20231 min read
BLOG BY MEMBERS JANUARY 25, 2023
Allow me to give glory to God. Today is the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul-God's chosen Apostle to the Gentile (non-Jew) world. ...
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Roosevelt Morales
Jan 25, 20231 min read
BLOG BY MEMBERS JANUARY 26, 2023
Recently my sister-in-law, Anita, shared that a close examination of Our Lord's genealogy will show that even his lineage, like the rest...
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Mary Jo Barr
Dec 4, 20223 min read
PAPA is Thankful for God's Servant - Lm.Guise(Joseph) Chau Xuan Bau, C.Ss.R.
Father Joseph Bau is a quiet, humble, and joyful Redemptorist priest. When we see him he always smiles, opens his arms and says, "PAPA!"...
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Olivia M. Bannan
Oct 5, 20221 min read
BLESSED FRANCIS XAVIER SEELOS C.Ss.R (1819-1867)
Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos was born in Bavaria in 1819. He joined the Redemptorists and was sent to the United States. He spent long...
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Olivia M. Bannan
Sep 13, 20222 min read
EXALTATION OF THE CROSS, SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
In the deepest part of the Holy Sepulchre is a Franciscan chapel that marks the place where, tradition tells us, Empress Helena found the...
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Roosevelt Morales
Aug 30, 20221 min read
THOUGHTS TO SHARE BY MEMBERS
In light of circumstances and events going on in my circle of family and friends, I am, once again, reminded to offer up the sacrifice of...
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Roosevelt Morales
Aug 27, 20221 min read
THOUGHTS TO SHARE BY MEMBERS
Today's Gospel reading is the familiar parable of the Talents. We immediately think of our duty to provide for our family and share our...
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Mary Jo Barr
Jul 19, 20222 min read
Who or What is your Cross?
PSALM 85:2-4, 5-6, 7-8 R. (8a) Lord, show us your mercy and love. You have favored, O LORD, your land; you have brought back the captives...
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Olivia M. Bannan
Jul 3, 20221 min read
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY JULY 4, 2022
On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was declared by the Continental Congress. The American Colonies were tired of being...
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Olivia M. Bannan
May 30, 20221 min read
MEMORIAL DAY MAY 30, 2022
Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for mourning the US Military personnel who have died while serving in the United...
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Olivia M. Bannan
May 12, 20222 min read
OUR LADY OF FATIMA MAY 13, 2022
Fatima was easy to find in the Portuguese map after 1917. The Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to three children--Jacinta, Francisco and...
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Olivia M. Bannan
Apr 28, 20223 min read
ST CATHERINE OF SIENA FEAST DAY, THE SERAPHIC VIRGIN, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH, APRIL 29, 2022
CATHERINE OF SIENA WATERCOLOR (1917) BY ELEANOR FORTESCUE BRICKDALE St Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) was a mystic who endured harsh...
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Olivia M. Bannan
Mar 4, 20222 min read
SAINT CASIMIR MARCH 4, 2022 PATRON SAINT OF POLAND, LITHUANIA, RUSSIA
AD 1484 Today we celebrate the feast day of St Casimir of Poland. This saint is significant as most Westerners are now learning the...
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Olivia M. Bannan
Feb 22, 20221 min read
ST POLYCARP OF SMYRNA, MEMORIAL FEBRUARY 23, 2022
St Polycarp was one of the bishops who were known as "the Apostolic Fathers". They were the immediate disciples of the apostles. He...
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Olivia M. Bannan
Feb 21, 20221 min read
ST PETER DAMIAN, CARDINAL BISHOP OF OSTIA, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH FEBRUARY 21, 2022
A.D.( 998- 1072) Saints are here to help us. They are in heaven and hear our petitions that need intercession. St Peter Damian was an...
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Olivia M. Bannan
Feb 13, 20221 min read
ST CYRIL, AD 869, MONK, AND ST METHODIUS, AD 885, ARCHBISHOP OF SIRMIUM
Saints Cyril (827-869) and Methodius (825-885) were Greek brothers. Cyril (originally named Constantine) had missionary experience with...
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